Ironing machine



Feb. 28, 4192s. 1,660,622

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4 E. H. MOCURDY IRONING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed may 28. 1926 B t ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 28, 1928 "UNITED ;s 1

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'ELIAS'HENHY MCCURDY, 'or'noonnsrnn, new Y onxl. 1

IItoNIoTG MACHINE.

Application filed Mayi 28;

'My present invention relates generally laundry apparatus and more particularly to,

ironing lllZtClllIlQS, my primary -;object being the provision of ,a machine by means of which both ironing and pressing ma be readily and quickly accomplished, as well as one capable of heating by :gas, electricity, or steam and which :may :be' easily controlled and manipulated. p;

A further object is the PFOVllSlQIldQi'f' ;a simple, inexpensive machine which will be strong and durable capable of ready repair, and which will be effective and. efiioient use. 7 -v 7 With the above objects in mind certain further :obljects as well .as the iresnltimg, .ad-

' vantages ofnnyinvention will fbe cbetter npperangular 'inturned ends 11 of 1a ip'airiotf arms 12, each of which arms has/at its lower endza'sfoot plate 13. :Thegplates l3 ride the pins 14 projecting inwardly fromithe rear ends of a pair of levers :15 Whichyare upon hearing pieces 17.1 V

) illieimachme-as 1a whole 51s seated upon :a

:fnlcrumed at l6 intermediate their ends i bed ".iplate v18 from the sides 19 orf'whi'oh zthe hearing pieces 17.npstand, andnpon the for Ward v:po-rtions of which sides the ofisetaportions 20 of-a controlling foot bar .21 -:have

bearing, At its opposite ends, this :bar is;

in smovable engagement with the forward ends of -ithe ilevers :15, while its "central :portion, which forms a foototreadlel'22,extends alongside the central reduced portion of the bed plate as shown especiallyin :Figure 1 so that 'When pressed downwardly it forces :the leveraengaging ends-23 02f the :bar down- I wardly causing similar downward movement of ithe forward endso-f the levers 15. This elevates the 3368 1 ends of rthe levers 15 and shiftable i'longitudina'lly and provided at JlliS central portion with 1926. seriaino. mama's;

consequently ing member." s s The central or tlzeadle :portion of the icontrolling bar is 'aengaigeable 1a laterally swinging gravity latch .24 amounted on "they central forward portion which :the. operator the other so as to elevates the ironing and press;

.amayso; .one ,side 101 permit the ntoningrzand pressingmember to descend;

T The upper angular nnturnedj 11 ioi thee-arms :12 #be'iore' mentioned Wonk ion :the

the drpstanding v upper IQdHCGGliiSlZElIlS 25 iozf side extensions 26- and .a Uashaped .Jframe r27 and these Steins 25 which project through openings the ends :11; L'Oifithe :side #3111118 :12,

iiof the bed plate,

have thereon :spnings128 which bear doWn-f wardly on"the.said;ends.z11'ztoionceitheiironthe latch.2 s xi-smeleased. .Thestem-s25 moreover haxve nuts '29 :whichiengage the upper ends of the springs 28 :filifl'd means -of which =the adjusted. p

The names? is at its lower i'ea-rwa'rdly projecting .spaced iapart :npon opposite sides 1o secured upon the .shadit of a when .the motor is ain aoperati'onsthe i -raine -27 will zbe liengthwise n'eciprocated or-vibrated and i$imi=lar smovement will 'thns b'e im parted etc the ironing and pressing member.

.The ironing and pressing llllfihlbBff-IIIOVGS upwardly. and downwandll-y innder foot COI1-' trol byi-the operator, away from and; toward the ironingj looard 534.,ithe (latter of which has spur T031835 "and 36 :at its opposite ends for holding :a cover thereon and the latter of whicli :spurlrods 36 is adjustable :and

fingers ELJGELIH disc 32 ing and pressing member downwardly when ;tension of the ispnings anay be g I :side4portions guide brackets 30 anotor 33so that, .5

:under controller springs 37:2;0 thatn co ve'r may, be :readil'ygplaced Upon ithe board' ii l. The board- 134 isafurthermore upright standards '38 and is provided upon its under surface with :a reindforcing boa-1n supported :upon o w lUU.

39,-one iendioifWl-iich kis pivotal'ly connected at .4011700116 O'fIth'estandardsSSand the-other end of Who otherwstandard 38 so that the end of'which seats within theino'tched upper ma ironing boardds'thus prevented from lateral idisplacement, although it shay vbe liifted -.at one end to permit \of .the shifting of rtu bular articles around the .i'ronriang aboard andibetween lthezstand-ards '38. The standardsfid are provided rat :their :10 WET ends-With hol l ow rectangular slides A l with which the stand- 1 v ards are'rigidly connected and these slides 41 are movably' disposed uponsimilarlyshapedguide brackets 42 disposed upon the side portions 19 of the bed plate so that the ironing board asa whole'may be shifted for wardly and rearwardly with respect to the vertical plane of movement of the iron irrespective of whether the-latter is moved upwardly or downwardly or lengthwise. Thus, the operator by grasping the ironing board and sliding the same forwardly fron i .beneath the iron, may conveniently change ravit I latch member 24 swiii sto vertical thecover of the ironing board' or place the articles to be pressed or ironed thereon after which it is'a simple matter to shift the iron ing board rearwardly beneath the iron for further operation.

Normally tnesparts are infthe position 1, that is, with the ironing and' shown in liig. pressing member elevated,ithe treadle 220i" the controlling bar 21 having been forced downwardly by the operator whereupon the position in orderthatit may act asa lock to hold] the ironing member ironing board 4 is then drawn forwardly and v the articles to be pressed placed thereon, after which it is. again shifted rearwardly beneath and the operator with the iron; Assuming that the articles are simply tobe. pressed, the

his foot .upon the treadle 22 kicks the gravity latch member desired to iron the articles, themotor 33 is.

' the beforementioned manner on to theironits vibratory or 24 to one side permitting the iron to descend flatwise upon the ironing board and of course upon the articleson the ironing board without vibratory movement. ,VVhere it is started,..and thus asthe .iron'is lowered in ing board anduon'to the'articles to be ironed, lengthwise reciprocating movementswill bring about the desired ironing operation, itbeing obviousthat ineither operation the operator remainsin control of the pressure of the iron upon the with his foot upon-.thejtreadle-22.

While it is obvious that ironsof various goods,

form may be used having an enlarged body ortion of approximately the dimensions of.

the ironing board 34,-and adaptable to the heating influence of steamhgasor electricity, I prefer an iron such as shown whose body indicated-at 43, primarily intended for heat ing by gas, has a flexible gas supply connec-, tion 44 controlled by a valve 45 and which is provided upon its upper surface with ridges or ribs 46. through and between which the flame circulates over the upper surface of the iron within a cover 47 having side and top openings 48 and 49 for the proper admission of air and to provide an outlet for the prod- .ucts of combustion. This cover preferably has an internal rib there'around adapted to seat .upon'the-upper surface of the body 43 of the iron so that those portions ofthe cover to the board elevated; The

motor 33 is cut off below its rib may telescope the sides of the iron body and form a snug connection pro viding against accidental displacement -of the cover in useand at "the same time for the ready removal of the cover for cleaning when this becomes desirable or necessary.

It is obvious from the-foregoing invention presentsan apparatus capable ready manipulation and control, which will be eifective and which is otherwise well adapted to the car:

lefiicient in use, which fis simple and comparatively inexpensive andf that my 4 of ryingout of the objects first above'stat,ed.

I.claim': 1 v 1'. An apparatus of the present character including at ironing board, an iron disposed above'the' board and. of substantially the proportions of the board, means for raising and. lowering the iron with respect urging the. iron, into engagement withthe board,

including yieldable means for and means connected with the raising I and lowering meansfor reciprocating the iron.

Q2.rAn ironing machine, comprising anironing board,fan iron disposed .abovethe the said member horizontally slidable memof the; present, character at "its opposite ends, levers engaged at one end with the lowerends of said supporting arms, 'atreadle having connection with the opposite endsof said levers for raising and lowering the same as well as the iron, and

a ravit l-latch en ag'ealole with said .treadle to hold the same in depressed position and lock the iron in elevated position with'respect totheboard i m 4. .In an ironing machine, a bedflplate, an ironing board, standards carrying the iron:

ing board slidably mounted on the bed plate,

an ironing and pressing member above the board, means for raising and lowering the ironing and pressing member,-. means for reciprocating the ironing andpressingmem- 4 her having a sliding connectionwith the raising and lowering means, and a spring; operably...connected with said connectionfor providing a y elding connection and forcing: the. ironing. and pressing member downwardly whenthe raising and lowering means are released. i

lengthwise reciprocable iron, an ironing board normally positioned beneath the. iron,

An apparatus of. the character scribed, including a vertically movable and standards supportingthe ironing, boardand to one ofwliichthe board is hinged, and to the other of which the board is engaged permitting its movement on the said hinge, 7 said standards having slide members at their lower ends, and supporting brackets disposed horizontally beneath the board and on" which the slide members are movable permitting shifting of the board into andoutof including an ironing andpressing member, upright arms having inturnedupper ends the vertical plane of the iron.

6. An apparatus of the present character latter, a treadle operatively connected to the opposite ends of said levers for actuating the latter, a reciprocable frame having extensions on which the said arms areshiftable vertically, springs on sa1dextens1ons engaging the armslto force thelatter and the ironlng member downwardly, an ironing board beneath the ironing member, and'con- I nections for reciprocating sald frame in the direction of its length whereby to impart psimilar movement to the ironing member.

7 In'an ironing machine, a bed plate, an 7 iron having right angular'arms extending from its ends, means mounted on the bed 7 I plate and connected with the vertical members of the arms for raising and lowering the iron, a, U-shaped frame mounted to slide a on the bed plate and having its-endvmembers' extending through openings in the horizontal members of the arms, springs, on the proje'cing ends of said members between nuts thereon and the said horizontal members, and means for reciprocating said-U- shaped member.

ELIAS HENRY MOOURDY, 

